Species

Sceloporus graciosus (Common sagebrush lizard)

Sceloporus graciosus. Photo: (c) Cam Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) is a common species of phrynosomatid lizard found at mid to high altitudes in the western United States of America. It belongs to the genus Sceloporus (spiny lizards) in the Phrynosomatidae family of reptiles. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, the sagebrush lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
        Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
        Suborder: Sauria (Lizards)
        Family: Phrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid lizards)
        Subfamily: Sceloporinae (Sceloporine lizards)
        Genus: Sceloporus (Spiny lizards)
        Species: Sceloporus graciosus (Common sagebrush lizard)
        Subspecies: Sceloporus graciosus gracilis (Western sagebrush lizard)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Sceloporus graciosus gracilis (Western sagebrush lizard)

Sightings

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Discussion

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